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 99 STAT. 516

PUBLIC LAW 99-122—Oct. 16, 1985 Whereas Congress is acutely aware of the paradox of immense farm surpluses and rising farm foreclosures in the United States despite the desperate need for food by hundreds of millions of people around the world; Whereas a key recommendation contained in the 1980 report of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger is that efforts be undertaken to increase public awareness of the world hunger problem; Whereas the member nations of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations designated October 16 of each year as World Food Day because of the need to alert the public to the increasingly dangerous world food situation; Whereas the Food and Agriculture Organization was conceived at a conference in Hot Springs, Virginia, with a goal of freedom from hunger and 1985 marks the fortieth anniversary of the organization's existence; Whereas past observances of World Food Day have been supported by proclamations of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States, by resolutions of Congress, by Presidential proclamations, by programs of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Government departments and agencies, and by the governments and peoples of many other nations; and Whereas more than three hundred and thirty private and voluntary organizations and many thousands of community leaders are participating in the planning of World Food Day observances for 1985: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That October 16, 1985, is hereby designated as "World Food Day", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate activities to explore ways in which our Nation can further contribute to the elimination of hunger in the world. Approved October 16, 1985.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 72: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 131 (1985): Mar. 28, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 9, considered and passed House.

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